wherewith
Who acts: Esau, father, I, thou · What happens: hate, bless, have, buy, light, take in · To what, where: Jacob, Esau, oil, lamp, hand, signs
«wherewith» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: wherewith in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
With what thing; with which.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | With | with | ADP | _ | 2 what | case |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 3 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 what | acl:relcl |
| 4 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 6 which | punct |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 which | case |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 2 what | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 what | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him.
From Torah GEN.27.41, JPS 1917.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 hated | cc |
| 2 | Esau | Esau | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 hated | nsubj |
| 3 | hated | hate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | Jacob | Jacob | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 hated | obj |
| 5 | because | because | ADP | ExtPos=ADP | 8 blessing | case |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 because | fixed |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 blessing | det |
| 8 | blessing | blessing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hated | obl |
| 9 | wherewith | wherewith | ADV | PronType=Int | 12 blessed | advmod |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 father | nmod:poss |
| 11 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 blessed | nsubj |
| 12 | blessed | bless | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 hated | advcl |
| 13 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 blessed | obj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 hated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hate | past | Esau | Jacob | because the blessing | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer jacob=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | bless | past | Esau's father | Esau | wherewith property | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
Example 2
I have not even wherewith to buy oil, so as to light the lamp before the image[440] for the festival!"
From Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 have | nsubj |
| 2 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 wherewith | advmod |
| 4 | even | even | ADV | _ | 5 wherewith | advmod |
| 5 | wherewith | wherewith | ADV | PronType=Int | 2 have | advmod |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 buy | mark |
| 7 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 wherewith | advcl |
| 8 | oil | oil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 buy | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 light | punct |
| 10 | so | so | ADV | _ | 13 light | advmod |
| 11 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 13 light | mark |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 light | mark |
| 13 | light | light | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 have | conj |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 lamp | det |
| 15 | lamp | lamp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 light | obj |
| 16 | before | before | ADP | _ | 18 image | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 image | det |
| 18 | image | image | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 light | obl |
| 19 | [ | [ | PUNCT | _ | 20 440 | punct |
| 20 | 440 | 440 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 18 image | appos |
| 21 | ] | ] | PUNCT | _ | 20 440 | punct |
| 22 | for | for | ADP | _ | 24 festival | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 festival | det |
| 24 | festival | festival | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 light | obl |
| 25 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 have | punct |
| 26 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | I | wherewith property | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | buy | to-infinitive | I not said here | oil | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oil=Theme | ||||
| 3 | light | to-infinitive | I not said here | the lamp | before the image | for the festival | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent lamp=Product for festival=Beneficiary |
Example 3
And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.'
From Torah EXO.4.17, JPS 1917.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 take | cc |
| 2 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 4 take | nsubj |
| 3 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 4 take | aux |
| 4 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 take | compound:prt |
| 6 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 7 hand | nmod:poss |
| 7 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 take | obj |
| 8 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 9 rod | det |
| 9 | rod | rod | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 take | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 do | punct |
| 11 | wherewith | wherewith | ADV | PronType=Int | 14 do | advmod |
| 12 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 14 do | nsubj |
| 13 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 14 do | aux |
| 14 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 take | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 signs | det |
| 16 | signs | sign | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 do | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 take | punct |
| 18 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 4 take | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take in | shall | thou | thy hand | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument hand=Theme rod=Destination | ||||
| 2 | do | shall | thou | the signs | wherewith property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Eventuality |
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